FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Radeon HD 7950, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5900 stacks up against Radeon HD 7950, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 166% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7950 has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 37 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	7−8	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	8−9	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	10−12	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 423% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	130−140	250−260
medium / 768p	100−110	220−230
ultra / 1080p	50−55	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	12−14	70−75
high / 768p	75−80	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 160% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−35	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 101% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	16−18	80−85
medium / 1080p	7−8	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 487% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	18−20	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 328% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	8−9	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	12−14	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 400% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	10−11	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 277% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	1−2	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	10−11	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 620% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	130−140
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 46% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	−
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 253% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	10−11	65−70
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 420% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	3−4	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 588% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 59% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Radeon HD 7950
Architecture	TeraScale 3	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cayman	Tahiti
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	24 May 2011	31 January 2012
Pipelines	512	1792
Core clock speed	600 MHz
Boost Clock		1250 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	89.60
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	2,867 gflops
Length	230 mm	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.56 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s	381 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
ZeroCore		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		250 Sol/s
Compute units		28
AppAcceleration		+
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FirePro V5900 vs Radeon HD 7950

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